Introduction In this article, we explained why we should externalise our application configuration data. We also provided configuration examples that use various methods supported by Spring Boot. Within these methods was the Java bean properties binding but it was less detailed. Therefore in this article, we are going to give more details about using the […]Continue reading
If you need to quickly create a JPA-based repository layer, Spring Data JPA is the right choice. You define your repository interface by extending one of the Spring Data JPA Repository interfaces. At runtime, Spring Data JPA will create your repository implementations with the common CRUD methods. You can then perform CRUD operations without writing […]Continue reading
Series Introduction In this short series, we will look at how we can integrate the Spring Boot application with HashiCorp Consul. Consul is a service that allows us to connect and secure services across platforms and clouds. It has many usages, such as service discovery, service mesh, or key-value store. Introduction In the first part […]Continue reading
Series Introduction In this short series, we will look at how we can integrate the Spring Boot application with HashiCorp Consul. Consul is a service that allows us to connect and secure services across platforms and clouds. It has many usages, such as service discovery, service mesh, or key-value store. Introduction In the first part […]Continue reading
The Need for Spring Boot Docker Layers If you follow my work, you know I’m a big fan of using Docker. As a software engineer at Velo Payments, I use Docker on a daily basis. Our architecture is primarily Spring Boot Microservices, deployed in Docker containers. This architecture gives us a tremendous amount of flexibility […]Continue reading
Introduction Programmers spend a great deal of time looking for errors in code. This process is called debugging and in this post, we will focus on how it is done in IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE. After reading this tutorial you should be able to find errors in code with less effort, thanks to the use […]Continue reading
A common question I get is “What is the best UI to use with a Spring Boot?” UIs, also known as “User Interfaces” come in many different flavors. The UI application might be a desktop application writing in Java Swing, FX, or some other technology. The UI application could also be a mobile application written […]Continue reading
In this post, I’m going to show you how to use Project Lombok for best practices in dependency injection with the Spring Framework. The Spring Framework itself has a variety of different ways we can perform dependency injection. The flexibility of options is a strength of the Spring Framework. However, not all of the dependency […]Continue reading
Introduction In this post, we are going to write about Project Lombok, a must-have tool for every Spring programmer. Lombok is a Java library, that enhances programmer productivity, by providing several helpful annotations. It makes classes shorter and frees programmers from writing much boilerplate code. After reading this tutorial, we will be able to setup […]Continue reading
As of writing this post, Spring Boot 2.2 was released on October 16th, 2019. This new release is built on Spring Framework 5.2. The Spring Boot 2.2 has a number of great features, which we’ll explore in this post. Spring Framework and Java Spring Framework 5.2 Spring Boot 2.2 uses Spring Framework 5.2. A crucial […]Continue reading
